SCVO briefing to Scottish Parliament 31 January 2018 Our position Income tax cuts for the low paid will,Scottish Government must use the benefits system to really dig into poverty alleviation: as today’s research,Briefing in detail Ahead of today’s Scottish Parliament debate on the Budget, SCVO and others in our,That research can be found on IPPR’s website.,Contact Jenny Bloomfield Policy team Email: politicalengagement@scvo.scot Tel: 0131 474 8000
https://scvo.scot/p/24092/2018/01/31/budget-scotland-no-2-bill-stage-1-debate
SCVO Briefing, February 2018
This briefing presents and analyses the findings from a survey of the general,The Charity Commission’s 2016 research into public trust found charities to be second only to Doctors,However, from nfpSynergy’s 2017 research (which while welcome, does seem to buck other research finding,https://www.oscr.org.uk/news/surveys-show-strong-support-for-charities-in-scotland OSCR
Progressive/ Research,www.cafonline.org/docs/default-source/about-us-publications/caf-ukgiving2014 Contact
Ilse Mackinnon, Research
https://scvo.scot/p/24356/2018/02/21/the-public-view-trust-confidence-and-support-of-charities-in-scotland
So what can those in policy roles do to enable progress towards gender equality?,Recognising this, SCVO Policy and Public Affairs team and the SCVO Policy Committee are looking forward,to training from Dr Angela O’Hagan on the Gendered Analysis of Policy Proposals.,Going forward, we will try to consider the gendered impact of policy proposals across all of our policy
https://scvo.scot/p/24618/2018/03/08/gender-equality-its-not-a-girl-thing
Research has found that a third of UK businesses are confused or unaware of the financial implications,The UK-wide research also found that only 31% of respondents are planning to increase their number of,When the levy was announced last year, SCVO research found that there will be around 75-80 third sector,While the policy is not ideal, and perhaps the process even less-so, this may be a good opportunity to
https://scvo.scot/p/14617/2017/03/01/your-organisation-and-the-apprenticeship-levy
In brief: If the funding situation for the sector continues as at present, much of the sector will be,of the findings that will follow, in order to provide an idea of the kind of challenges which this research,Jenny Bloomfield, Policy Officer, Spring 2017 Introduction to the data The third sector is diverse, working,thanks to all those who took the time to respond to the survey directly, and/or to follow up with our policy
https://scvo.scot/p/15064/2017/04/25/local-funding-survey
Introduction Scotland’s vibrant third sector works across a number of areas, from employability support to research,from other policy and social concerns.,Voluntary Health Scotland have published a detailed briefing on the Plan which outlines key points for,There has been some research around the importance of commissioning. For example.,Research by Eccles and Cunningham, commissioned by CCPS, found some evidence of work intensification,
https://scvo.scot/p/15370/2017/05/23/the-future-of-social-care-in-scotland
Do you have any comments on the draft Land Rights and Responsibilities Policy?,It seems unlikely that addressing these two areas separately will lead to joined up policy. Q 3.,The Commission could provide an important resource for policy and research into land issues.,It could conduct research and analysis that provides an expanded evidence base for land policy.,[i] http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Resource/0046/00464887.pdf [ii] http://www.andywightman.com/briefings/
https://scvo.scot/p/7865/2015/02/10/scvo-response-the-future-of-land-reform-in-scotland
Introduction
SCVO welcomes the opportunity to submit this briefing on the Carers (Scotland) Bill.,Research from a range of third sector organisations highlights that carers do not get anywhere near enough,SCVO’s own research shows that third sector funding from the public sector is down, and third sector,[vii] http://www.carersuk.org/for-professionals/policy/policy-library/state-of-caring-2014 [viii]http,/research/third-sector-funding-and-spending-in-2013/ [xvii] http://www.gov.scot/Publications/2014/06/
https://scvo.scot/p/8850/2015/04/22/carers-scotland-bill-stage-1-briefing-for-health-and-sport-committee
